Blog
Planning a content audit
How do you successfully design and deliver a content audit? Our Senior Content Strategist shares key tips for your institution.
Your art is not your easel
Our Head of Content shares a simple truth: we are more than the tools and technology we use to create our content.
Top 5 things I learnt at CEAC 2019
After attending the CASE Europe Annual Conference in Birmingham, our Senior Content Strategist reflects on the top five things he learnt whilst at the conference.
How to support content creators in your institution
Our Head of Strategy shares three key areas to make sure your content creators are well motivated and highly skilled to do the best job they can.
Our guide to Birmingham for CASE Europe annual conference 2019
In time for CASE Europe Annual Conference 2019, our Senior Content Strategist recommends his favourite coffee shops, bars, restaurants and sights in Birmingham.
CEAC 2019 talks that we’re excited to see
We’ve got our eye on a few must-see talks at the CASE Europe Annual Conference 2019. The Pickle Jar Communications team share their top picks for the conference.
10 ways to stay calm when you’re working through university clearing
Our CEO and Chief Content Strategist shares ten ways to make sure you’re looking after yourself and your mental wellbeing during Clearing.
How to overcome writer’s block
Our Senior Content Strategist shares his top tips for overcoming writer’s block to help get your words flowing once again.
Why runners make great content strategists
Runners have similar qualities to content strategists. How? Our Senior Content Strategist reflects on the similarities between the two disciplines.
Meet the Pickle Jar Communications team: Linda Jameson
Meet Linda Jameson, our newest Senior Content Strategist. We asked Linda a few questions to get to know her a little better.
Five non-content skills and qualities that all content strategy professionals should perfect
Our CEO and Chief Content Strategist highlights five non-content skills and qualities that you need to excel your content strategy expertise.
Meet the Pickle Jar Communications team: Simon Fairbanks
Meet Simon Fairbanks, our newest Senior Content Strategist. We asked Simon a few questions to get to know him a little better.
Five things I learnt at my first ContentEd
Our Senior Content Strategist highlights his top five takeaways from his first time at the ContentEd conference.
Mapping online influence at ContentEd
Our Head of Research maps the online conversations and influence on Twitter during ContentEd 2019.
Building a career in content
How do you build a career in content? We asked five experts, working in-house and consultancies, how they got into content-focused roles.
So you want to work in content?
Our Senior Content Strategist, Rachel Smith, shares her five top tips to help you prepare to pursue your dream career in content.
Why we shouldn’t make content decisions based on analytics data
Are analytics the best place to look for data to inform new content decisions? Our CEO, Tracy Playle, argues why we shouldn’t base big decisions on analytics data.
Britain’s next top content model
As institutions move towards a Create Once Publish Everywhere (COPE) model, Rachel Smith explains how to develop your own content model to help you understand how different aspects of your organisation relate to each other.
9 ingredients for stories that taste of tension
How do we create stories that have the necessary tension for our audiences? Our Senior Content Strategist shares nine tips to maintain tension in your storytelling.
What words would work?
Our Head of Research reflects on why we should avoid using jargon in external-facing communications, and instead opt for language that aligns more with our audience.